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scruffle

/ˈskɹʌfəl/

scruffle noun: a scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.

Noun

scruffle (plural scruffles)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) A scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.

Verb

scruffle (third-person singular simple present scruffles, present participle scruffling, simple past and past participle scruffled)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To scuffle; to wrestle.

Forms of scruffle

Noun
pluralscruffles
Verb
third-person singular presentscruffles
present participlescruffling
past participlescruffled
pastscruffled

Words that rhyme with scruffle

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Questions about scruffle

What does scruffle mean?
Scruffle means a scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.
What part of speech is scruffle?
Scruffle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce scruffle?
Scruffle is pronounced /ˈskɹʌfəl/.
What is the plural of scruffle?
The plural of scruffle is scruffles.

Words near scruffle in the dictionary

  1. scruffies
  2. scruffiest
  3. scruffily
  4. scruffiness
  5. scruffing
  6. scruffle
  7. scruffled
  8. scruffles
  9. scruffling
  10. scruffs
  11. scruffy

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